Manchester United To Face Yeovil In FA Cup

Louis van Gaal's first FA Cup tie as Manchester United manager will be a third-round trip to take on Yeovil Town.

The League One club beat League Two side Accrington Stanley 2-0 at Huish Park tonight (Tuesday), courtesy of two late goals from Simon Gillett and Kieffer Moore. Their reward for winning the second-round replay is the televised contest with United on Sunday 4 January 2015, kicking off at 15:30 GMT.

"Oh, what a prize!" remarked the Glovers' manager Gary Johnson on BBC Radio.

"The pressure was on us a little bit because everyone in Somerset wanted Manchester United to come down here and play at Huish Park. So the pressure was on my shoulders and on the players as well. I could see they were nervous, both teams were, because of the prize at stake.

"When the second goal went in, that was when the Yeovil fans could really celebrate and think about the United game because at that point we were in the ascendancy.

"I think all our directors were on their knees praying for the 90 minutes tonight because it's a great financial situation for the club when you're playing United in the FA Cup and it's on TV. The board will be very proud of the players."

United have only previously faced Yeovil twice in the club's history, both resulting in comfortable wins in the FA Cup. The Reds eliminated the Glovers from the third round in 1938, winning 3-0 at Old Trafford, and from the fifth round in 1949 with an 8-0 'home' drubbing at Maine Road, when United's stadium was unusable due to war damage.